| Show Madsen Warns Growers to Guard Against Diseases With marketing time drawing turkeys should be watched closely for symptoms of diseases which annually cause the death of large numbers of D. E. professor of animal pathology at the Utah State Agricultural Among the diseases that are most prevalent near marketing are blackhead and The first of these diseases is a new disease in Utah and little is therefore known the cause or the cure of Symptoms of the are swelling above the hock and general ness of the of which there is some in Duchesne Although there is no cure for this Madsen recommends that all birds having the disease be removed from the flock because it is believed that th disease is caused by a blood The symptoms which make blackhead are humped yellow and general weakness of the Blackhead can be controlled by moving the turkeys to new ground An available supply of fresh water in disinfected containers should be kept before the birds at all Heavy losses in Utah are also resulting from a disease that causes turkeys to lose weight rapidly and to develop a yellowish colored before they As usually develops when turkeys are on grain stubble it likewise subsides when the birds are moved |
